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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 11

Every episode of NCIS Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 11!

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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 11 Episode 1 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
    8.2/10(944 votes)

    #1 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    S11:E1

    An explosion at a D.C. event that results in a casualty connected to the agency changes Parsons’ perspective on Gibbs and the NCIS team.

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  2. NCIS Season 11 Episode 2 - Past, Present, and Future
    8.6/10(1064 votes)

    #2 - Past, Present, and Future

    S11:E2

    Determined to locate Ziva, Tony chases leads in Israel in search of her current whereabouts. Meanwhile, Gibbs and the team continue the hunt for Parsa and his growing terrorist ring.

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  3. NCIS Season 11 Episode 3 - Under the Radar
    7.6/10(742 votes)

    #3 - Under the Radar

    S11:E3

    The NCIS team must rely on Twitter for a case involving a missing Navy Lieutenant.

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  4. NCIS Season 11 Episode 4 - Anonymous Was a Woman
    7.9/10(792 votes)

    #4 - Anonymous Was a Woman

    S11:E4

    Gibbs and McGee travel to Afghanistan when a murder case leads them to an Afghan women’s shelter that Mike Frank secretly supported for years.

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  5. NCIS Season 11 Episode 5 - Once a Crook
    7.6/10(699 votes)

    #5 - Once a Crook

    S11:E5

    DiNozzo returns to his Baltimore Police Department days when he sees a felony suspect from a 15-year-old case at the NCIS crime scene of a murdered Petty Officer.

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  6. NCIS Season 11 Episode 6 - Oil & Water
    7.6/10(717 votes)

    #6 - Oil & Water

    S11:E6

    The Coast Guard Investigative Service works with the NCIS team when an explosion occurs on an oil rig.

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  8. NCIS Season 11 Episode 7 - Better Angels
    8.3/10(835 votes)

    #7 - Better Angels

    S11:E7

    After Gibbs leaves mid-case to help his father reconnect with a former war pilot, Tony and McGee argue over who should run lead on the team’s investigation into the murder of a Marine Sergeant.

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  9. NCIS Season 11 Episode 8 - Alibi
    7.8/10(721 votes)

    #8 - Alibi

    S11:E8

    The team is forced to take another look at a hit-and-run murder case.

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  10. NCIS Season 11 Episode 9 - Gut Check
    8.3/10(880 votes)

    #9 - Gut Check

    S11:E9

    After discovering the Secretary of the Navy was bugged during a confidential briefing, NSA Analyst Eleanor Bishop, who predicted the security breach in exact detail two years ago, partners with the NCIS team on the case.

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  11. NCIS Season 11 Episode 10 - Devil’s Triad
    8.3/10(896 votes)

    #10 - Devil’s Triad

    S11:E10

    Complications arise when the NCIS team discovers a link between a murder victim and the current boyfriend of Gibbs and Agent Fornell’s ex-wife.

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  12. NCIS Season 11 Episode 11 - Homesick
    7.6/10(772 votes)

    #11 - Homesick

    S11:E11

    After a mysterious illness strikes children from military families, Gibbs and the team investigate the cause. Abby and Jimmy partner with the Naval Medical Research Center to determine the strain of illness, all in hopes of delivering a cure before the holidays.

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  13. NCIS Season 11 Episode 12 - Kill Chain
    7.7/10(733 votes)

    #12 - Kill Chain

    S11:E12

    When a stolen drone is linked to the elusive terrorist Parsa, the NCIS team partners with the Department of Defense, including Gibb’s former girlfriend Hollis Mann, to track down the device before it is used for a large scale attack.

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  14. NCIS Season 11 Episode 13 - Double Back
    7.9/10(711 votes)

    #13 - Double Back

    S11:E13

    In an effort to find the terrorist Parsa, Gibbs and the NCIS team track down one of his cohorts using evidence from the drone attack.

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  15. NCIS Season 11 Episode 14 - Monsters and Men
    7.8/10(694 votes)

    #14 - Monsters and Men

    S11:E14

    A port authority officer's murder reveals a possible location for Parsa, while Bishop reveals a past connection to the terrorist.

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  16. NCIS Season 11 Episode 15 - Bulletproof
    7.5/10(689 votes)

    #15 - Bulletproof

    S11:E15

    After uncovering faulty bulletproof vests in a truck filled with stolen U.S.M.C. merchandise, the NCIS team attempts to locate both the source and any vests that had been shipped to military personnel overseas.

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  17. NCIS Season 11 Episode 16 - Dressed to Kill
    7.7/10(678 votes)

    #16 - Dressed to Kill

    S11:E16

    Someone winds up dead when DiNozzo confronts a man impersonating a Navy officer.

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  18. NCIS Season 11 Episode 17 - Rock and a Hard Place
    7.4/10(711 votes)

    #17 - Rock and a Hard Place

    S11:E17

    After a bomb detonates in the dressing room at a military charity concert, the NCIS team must determine if the target was a washed-up ‘80s rocker or if the bomb was part of a larger scheme.

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  19. NCIS Season 11 Episode 18 - Crescent City (1)
    7.6/10(851 votes)

    #18 - Crescent City (1)

    S11:E18

    When a former NCIS agent's body washes ashore in New Orleans, Gibbs reunites with NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride to determine if the murder was politically motivated or related to a well-known case.

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  20. NCIS Season 11 Episode 19 - Crescent City (2)
    7.7/10(792 votes)

    #19 - Crescent City (2)

    S11:E19

    Gibbs and Special Agent Pride chase leads in New Orleans after evidence points to a copycat of the infamous Privileged Killer. DiNozzo, McGee, and the FBI continue to track political connections to the case from D.C.

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  21. NCIS Season 11 Episode 20 - Page Not Found
    7.8/10(683 votes)

    #20 - Page Not Found

    S11:E20

    After returning to her job at the Department of Defense, McGee’s girlfriend Delilah finds a break in a controversial case, prompting her to turn to the NCIS team for help.

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  22. NCIS Season 11 Episode 21 - Alleged
    7.8/10(676 votes)

    #21 - Alleged

    S11:E21

    After a Navy officer is found dead on a rural road, the NCIS team must ascertain if the murder was the result of a bar fight or because he knew too much about an attack on a fellow female officer.

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  23. NCIS Season 11 Episode 22 - Shooter
    8.1/10(719 votes)

    #22 - Shooter

    S11:E22

    When a Marine photographer disappears prior to providing his testimony in an Army court-martial hearing, the NCIS team investigates both the murder he witnessed as well as his current piece on military veterans who are homeless in the D.C. area.

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  24. NCIS Season 11 Episode 23 - The Admiral's Daughter
    8.1/10(768 votes)

    #23 - The Admiral's Daughter

    S11:E23

    Director Vance gives DiNozzo a special assignment to bring home an Admiral’s daughter from Paris, but he must turn to his NCIS team for help after he enters a controversial crime scene.

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  25. NCIS Season 11 Episode 24 - Honor Thy Father
    8.8/10(986 votes)

    #24 - Honor Thy Father

    S11:E24

    The NCIS team investigates whether a fire on a U.S. Navy ship that served as a secret detention site for indicted terrorists was accidental or an intentional diversion for an escape.

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 11. It scored 8.2/10 based on 944 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Gary Glasberg, it aired on 9/24/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Past, Present, and Future".